| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Dennis Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Keefer (fresh) PF - Mike Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Long (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Degnan (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Geoffrey Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska inbounds the ball | 27-24 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska banks in the layup and he's hacked by Glenn Keefer - foul #1 on Glenn Keefer, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska misses the free throw | 27-26 |
| 19:41 | Wyoming | Leonard Long snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 19:12 | Wyoming | Glenn Keefer is called for traveling | 27-26 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 27-26 |
| 18:53 | Wyoming | Leonard Long grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 18:34 | Wyoming | Leonard Long banks in the layup set up by Dennis Allen | 29-26 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Glenn Keefer takes the ball from Eugene Prochaska | 29-26 |
| 18:08 | Wyoming | Matthew Murphy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Glenn Keefer | 31-26 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Dallas Antone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-26 |
| 17:35 | Wyoming | Dennis Allen misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 17:34 | Wyoming | Leonard Long tips it home | 33-26 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Dallas Antone misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-26 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | George Degnan tips it in | 33-28 |
| 16:47 | Wyoming | Leonard Long misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 33-28 |
| 16:46 | Wyoming | Glenn Keefer grabs the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 16:23 | Wyoming | Leonard Long misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 33-28 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Dallas Antone grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Dennis Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Murphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Keefer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mike Pagan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Long (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Degnan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Geoffrey Horton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Wyoming | Leonard Long's pass is intercepted by Geoffrey Horton | 33-30 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton is called for traveling | 33-30 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Geoffrey Gaddy (SG), Robert Wright (SF), Danny Porter (PF) Matthew Murphy, Glenn Keefer, Mike Pagan | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Dimarco (PG), James Poplawski (SG), Wesley Powell (SF), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) Dallas Antone, John Kelly, Eugene Prochaska, George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| 14:52 | Wyoming | Dennis Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-30 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Marion Merritt pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | James Dimarco clanks a jumper from the right side | 33-30 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Raymond Green grabs the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Wesley Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 14:18 | Wyoming | Danny Porter grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 13:50 | Wyoming | James Poplawski steals it from Geoffrey Gaddy | 33-30 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Marion Merritt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), John Kelly (SG) James Dimarco, James Poplawski | |
| 13:06 | Wyoming | Dennis Allen hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Wright | 36-30 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Wesley Powell blows the dunk | 36-30 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Dallas Antone snags the offensive board | 36-30 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Dallas Antone scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by John Kelly | 36-32 |
| 12:18 | Wyoming | Dennis Allen is called for traveling | 36-32 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Glenn Keefer (SF), Mike Pagan (PF), Steven Stickley (C) Robert Wright, Danny Porter, Leonard Long | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska (SF), George Degnan (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) Wesley Powell, Marion Merritt, Raymond Green | |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dallas Antone | 36-35 |
| 11:36 | Wyoming | Dennis Allen is fouled on the floor by Dallas Antone - foul #1 on Dallas Antone, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Matthew Murphy (SG) Geoffrey Gaddy | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Dennis Allen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Keefer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mike Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Stickley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 9 pts. PF - George Degnan (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Geoffrey Horton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Wyoming | Matthew Murphy connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dennis Allen | 38-35 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Steven Stickley is called for the reach on Eugene Prochaska - foul #1 on Steven Stickley, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Dimarco (PG), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) Dallas Antone, George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Marion Merritt connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by James Dimarco | 38-37 |
| 10:34 | Wyoming | Eugene Prochaska steals the ball from Steven Stickley | 38-37 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | James Dimarco misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | John Kelly tips it back up and in | 38-39 |
| 10:08 | Wyoming | Marion Merritt takes the ball from Dennis Allen | 38-39 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Marion Merritt is called for a charge - foul #2 on Marion Merritt, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Geoffrey Gaddy (SG), Danny Porter (PF), Leonard Long (C) Matthew Murphy, Mike Pagan, Steven Stickley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG) John Kelly | |
| 09:36 | Wyoming | Geoffrey Gaddy comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by James Dimarco - foul #2 on James Dimarco, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Vincent Johnson (PG) Dennis Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Powell (SF), George Degnan (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) Eugene Prochaska, Marion Merritt, Raymond Green | |
| 09:36 | Wyoming | Geoffrey Gaddy makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 09:36 | Wyoming | Geoffrey Gaddy makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Wesley Powell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Leonard Long - foul #2 on Leonard Long, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Matthew Murphy (PG) Vincent Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Wesley Powell misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Wesley Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton grabs the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Dallas Antone is hacked by Geoffrey Gaddy - foul #4 on Geoffrey Gaddy, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Ronald Brady (SG), Robert Wright (SF) Geoffrey Gaddy, Glenn Keefer | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:54 | Illinois | George Degnan scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-42 |
| 08:39 | Wyoming | Robert Wright scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Murphy | 42-42 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Dallas Antone drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Wesley Powell | 42-45 |
| 08:00 | Wyoming | Ronald Brady misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Wesley Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Wesley Powell is hacked by Robert Wright - foul #2 on Robert Wright, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Dennis Allen (PG), Geoffrey Gaddy (SG), Glenn Keefer (SF), Mike Pagan (PF) Matthew Murphy, Ronald Brady, Robert Wright, Danny Porter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG), John Kelly (SG), Eugene Prochaska (SF), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) Dallas Antone, James Dimarco, Wesley Powell, George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Kelly | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Dennis Allen (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Geoffrey Gaddy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Glenn Keefer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mike Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Long (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Mendelsohn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Marion Merritt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Green (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Wyoming | Mike Pagan is fouled on the floor by Marion Merritt - foul #3 on Marion Merritt, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| 06:57 | Wyoming | Mike Pagan misses long on a floater in the lane | 42-47 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marion Merritt | 42-47 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Randall Mendelsohn | 42-49 |
| 06:22 | Wyoming | Geoffrey Gaddy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 42-49 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Raymond Green | 42-49 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Raymond Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-49 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Steven Stickley (C) Leonard Long | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), George Degnan (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) Randall Mendelsohn, Marion Merritt, Raymond Green | |
| 05:49 | Wyoming | Glenn Keefer blows the layup | 42-49 |
| 05:47 | Wyoming | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Pagan | 42-49 |
| 05:29 | Wyoming | Mike Pagan is hacked by George Degnan - foul #1 on George Degnan, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Robert Wright (SF), Danny Porter (PF) Glenn Keefer, Mike Pagan | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:09 | Wyoming | Geoffrey Gaddy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | John Kelly hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dallas Antone | 42-51 |
| 04:32 | Wyoming | Geoffrey Gaddy drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Steven Stickley | 44-51 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska misses short on a floater from the left side | 44-51 |
| 04:06 | Wyoming | Dennis Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 03:37 | Wyoming | John Kelly is called for the reach on Danny Porter - foul #1 on John Kelly, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Matthew Murphy (SG), Glenn Keefer (SF), Mike Pagan (PF), Leonard Long (C) Geoffrey Gaddy, Robert Wright, Danny Porter, Steven Stickley | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Dimarco (SG), Wesley Powell (SF), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) John Kelly, Eugene Prochaska, George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| 03:15 | Wyoming | Dennis Allen scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Glenn Keefer | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Dennis Allen (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glenn Keefer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mike Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Long (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Dimarco (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marion Merritt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Green (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Wesley Powell misses the lay-in | 46-51 |
| 02:59 | Wyoming | Mike Pagan grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 02:53 | Wyoming | Mike Pagan loses the dribble to Dallas Antone | 46-51 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Dallas Antone jams it | 46-53 |
| 02:23 | Wyoming | Glenn Keefer misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wesley Powell - foul #1 on Wesley Powell, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Geoffrey Gaddy (SG) Matthew Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Kelly (SG) Dallas Antone | |
| 02:23 | Wyoming | Glenn Keefer misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 02:23 | Wyoming | Glenn Keefer misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Raymond Green pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-53 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | John Kelly connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Dimarco and the foul's on Geoffrey Gaddy - foul #5 on Geoffrey Gaddy, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Matthew Murphy (SG) Geoffrey Gaddy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), Eugene Prochaska (SF), George Degnan (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) James Dimarco, Wesley Powell, Marion Merritt, Raymond Green | |
| 01:54 | Illinois | John Kelly misses the free throw | 46-55 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Geoffrey Horton | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Leonard Long - foul #3 on Leonard Long, team foul #7 | 46-55 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:16 | Wyoming | Matthew Murphy travels with the ball | 46-57 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Dimarco (PG), James Poplawski (SG), Wesley Powell (SF), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) Dallas Antone, John Kelly, Eugene Prochaska, George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Illinois | James Dimarco drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Marion Merritt | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Wyoming | Dennis Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-59 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Marion Merritt gets the rebound | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | James Dimarco is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-59 |
| 00:39 | Wyoming | Wesley Powell steals the ball from Mike Pagan | 46-59 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | James Dimarco clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-59 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Marion Merritt can't tip it in | 46-59 |
| 00:11 | Wyoming | Matthew Murphy grabs the board | 46-59 |
| 00:05 | Wyoming | Marion Merritt blocks the short jumper by Glenn Keefer | 46-59 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Raymond Green gets the rebound | 46-59 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | James Dimarco runs out the clock | 46-59 |